ADS NOFO Amdt 1.pdf

NOFO # 693JJ319NF00001

Amendment 1

U.S. Department of Transportation

Amendment 1 to Notice of Funding Opportunity Number

693JJ319NF00001

“Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants”

Amendment 1 issued 3/11/2019

The purpose of this amendment is to edit various sections of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Accordingly, the Notice of Funding Opportunity is hereby amended as follows. Applicants are required to acknowledge this Amendment 1 in their application.

See attached.

The application due date remains unchanged as 3/21/2019 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time through www.Grants.gov.

Submit Questions to: ADSDemoGrants@dot.gov

See complete list of Frequently Asked Questions online:

https://www.transportation.gov/av/grants

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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REVISE the text of the NOFO in the sections cited below.

• Deleted text is shown in strikethrough.

• Added text is both underlined and bolded.

If a Section or paragraph is not listed below, no text changes apply as a result of this amendment.

SECTION A - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

5. DEMONSTRATION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the program goals and focus areas listed above, the minimum requirements of the ADS Demonstration Program are listed below. Each demonstration must comply with all requirements.

c. Each demonstration must include the gathering and sharing of all relevant and required data with the USDOT throughout the project, in near real time. The Recipient must ensure the appropriate data are accessible to USDOT and/or the public for a minimum of five years after the award period of performance expires.

Data demonstrating safety performance should include conventional data regarding safety incidents, operational (vehicle and ecosystem data), exposure measures, and innovative measures of safety-relevant vehicle behaviors that may indicate potential safety problems. The Recipient shall negotiate and sign a mutually agreeable data sharing agreement with USDOT ensuring at a minimum the above-required data accessibility for at least the minimum defined period.

NOTES TO APPLICANTS:

• The data sharing agreement shall be signed by the Recipient and the USDOT prior to or concurrent with the award of the grant. The data sharing agreement shall be based on the information provided in the application, including the draft Data Management Plan.

SECTION D – APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

3. FORMAT OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION

d. Tables are permitted and text in tables must be doubled spaced legible to reviewers. Single spacing is acceptable.

4. CONTENT OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND PAGE LIMITATIONS

Part 1 – PROJECT NARRATIVE AND TECHNICAL APPROACH

b) Project Narrative and Technical Approach

4. REQUIREMENTS. Describe how your proposed demonstration satisfies the Requirements contained in NOFO Section A:

c. Each demonstration must include the gathering and sharing of all relevant and required data with the USDOT throughout the project, in near real time. The Recipient must ensure the appropriate data are accessible to USDOT and/or the public for a minimum of five years after the award period of performance expires. The Recipient shall negotiate and sign a mutually agreeable data sharing agreement with USDOT ensuring at a minimum the above-required data accessibility for at least the minimum defined period.

**NOTE: Applicants must confirm agreement to negotiate and sign a mutually agreeable data sharing agreement with USDOT as a requirement for award.

Part 5 - APPLICATION STANDARD FORMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL

INFORMATION

2. Organizational Information

Include the following:

h. A statement to acknowledge Amendment 1, and any subsequent Amendments, to the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

12. PARTNERS, TEAM MEMBERS, VENDORS, CONSULTANTS, OR OTHER

THIRD PARTIES

Applications may be submitted in partnership with other entities that intend to participate in the implementation of the proposed project. For applications that involve a partnership with a vendor, consultant, or other third party, applicants must clearly identify the project partners by name, partnership role or scope, and budgeted sub award/subcontract amount as applicable. USDOT will evaluate the experience and capability of the named project partners to successfully implement the proposed project based on the partners’ experience and qualifications. Applicants are advised to submit information on the partners’ qualifications and experience as a part of the application.

If an application that involves such a partnership is selected for funding, the NOFO competitive selection process will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for a competitive procurement under 2 CFR 200.319, Competition, for the named entities. Applicants are advised that any changes to the proposed partnership during grant performance may require prior written AO approval and may necessitate a competitive procurement. Entities involved in the project that are not named in the application will be required to be selected subject to the competition requirements of 2 CFR 200 Subpart D, Procurements Standards (2

CFR 200.317-326).